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Across
  1. 5. U.S. increases it's strength as a world power
  2. 13. Cuban rebellion against Spain..... Yellow Journalism, Explosion of the USS Maine...DeLome Letter
  3. 14. Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to attract readers. Also one cause of the Spanish-American War
  4. 16. Platt Amendment allows the U.S. to intervene in Cuba
  5. 17. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  6. 18. arranged US to purchase Alaska from Russia (known as Seward's Folly)
  7. 19. Increased the military might of the U.S. by providing a strategic naval base
  8. 20. Organized Cuban resistance against Spain
  9. 21. U.S. acquired the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
  10. 23. Volunteer cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt....Gained fame at the Battle of San Juan Hill
  11. 24. Territory gained by the U.S. as a result of the Spanish-American War
Down
  1. 1. Navy Captain wrote in his book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, that a nations's strength depends on its naval might......Leading imperialist.
  2. 2. Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force
  3. 3. U.S. navy commander that defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines
  4. 4. connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, built from 1904 - 1914
  5. 6. This was a ship sent to Havana Harbor, Cuba; it was sent to protect Americans in Cuba; the Maine explodes; the United States declares war on Spain as a result
  6. 7. Writers who used yellow journalism
  7. 8. -Spain loses most of it's empire
  8. 9. Formally ended the S.A. War and gives Cuba Independence and U.S. gets Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam
  9. 10. the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests
  10. 11. Conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. Fought mainly for the issue of Cuban independence from Spain
  11. 12. Helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii and established himself as leader and refused to give up power...Pushed for America to annex Hawaii
  12. 15. refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick
  13. 22. Considered a cause of the Spanish-American War - letter from the Spanish ambassador criticizing President McKinley which was published in the Hearst newspaper. (1898)
  14. 25. President Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad